The ability of one gene to have multiple effects on two or more aspects of the phenotype is referred to as ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


pleiotropy

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Broad-spectrum antibiotics have minimal effect on the normal microbiota

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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During gastrulation in sea urchins, invagination produces a cavity called the ____

a. archenteron b. primary mesenchyme c. secondary mesenchyme d. blastocoel e. blastocyst

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In radishes, long or round are homozygous forms of an incompletely dominant gene, and oval is the phenotype of the

heterozygote. If a long radish is crossed with a round radish, give the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of the F2 generation. What will be an ideal response?

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Spoilage of canned foods due to inadequate processing, NOT accompanied by gas production, is

A) thermophilic anaerobic spoilage. B) flat sour spoilage. C) spoilage by mesophilic bacteria. D) caused by acid-tolerant fungi. E) putrefactive anaerobic spoilage.

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